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Biology13

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The study if plants? Botany
Most plants are autotrophic true
Specialized structures that conduct water and dissolved materials? Vascular tissue
A structure that contains a young embryonic plants and stored food inside a protective coat Seed
Examples of plants without seeds? ferns,horsetails, and clubmosses
examples of nonvascular plants? mosses,liverworts
Plants with flowers are called?? Angiosperms
Plants without flowers?? Gymnosperms
root-like structures:not true roots because they lack veins? Rhizoids
Small individual plants in a clump of moss? leafy shoots!
Non-vascular brophyta mosses, lack of vascular tissue limits to small size:produce spores and not seeds
Alternation between sexual and Asexual reproduction? Alternation of generation
Gameteophyte stage is? sexual
Leafy shoot produces male anfd female gametes true
Sphorophyta stage is? Asexual
These plants have vasscular tissue but no seeds? includes pheridophyta, the ferns Vascular plants without seeds
A fern leaf? Frond
Underground stem that produces roota and leaves Rhizome
Produce spores Sporangium
Collection of sporangia on underside of fronds Sori
A heart shaped structure of gamephyte stage Pathallium
Coiled young frond Fiddlehead
Non-Flowering plants that produce cone and conelike structures? Gymnosperms
Produce cones and pollen and seed cones. Families pine ,yew,cypress. Conifers
Resemble palm trees Cycads
Native to china Ginko
Dominant vegatation,flowering plants, seeds enclosed by ovary Phylum angiosperms
area of stored food in the seed cotyledon
Monocot 1 cotyledon
Dicot 2cotyledons
Plant lives for one year Annual
Plant lives for 2 growing seasons Biennial
Plant grows back year after year Perennial
Outside covering;functions include protection and prevention of water loss. dermal tissue
Waxy layer on leaves and stems of some plants Cuticle
Outermost layer of cells Epidermis
Layer of dead cells covering stems and roots of mature plants Cork
Transports water and nutrients throughout the plant.? Vascular (tissue)
Conducts water upward into the plants Xylem
Conducts water and minerals down to the roots Phloem
Provides support,stores materials, preforms photoynthesis Ground tissue
responsible for growth and repair Meristamatic tissue
Cells are undifferentiated true
Produces xylem and phloem Vascular cambian
Covers and protects the leaf;one cell thick epidermis
Tiny openings that control airflow in and out of the leaf Stomata
expand and contract to open or close the stomata Gaurd cells
Makes and stores food in leaf parancheme tissue
Middle part of leaf where photosynthesis happens Mesophyl
Upper half;collumn like cells Palaside mesophyl
Lower half;irregular shaped cells Spongy mesophyl
Rigid cells that surround xylem and phloem SCLERENCHYME
Coil and holp up vines Tendrils
Sharp protective leaves Spines
Brighlty colored leaf that surrounds flowerd ex.poinsettia Bracts
Function of roots? Anchr the plant,absorb water
One main root with lots of secondary roots? Taproot system
Only secondary roots? Fibrous root system
Projections of roots that absorb water? Root hairs
Under epidermis stores food?? Cortex
Surrounds central area of root Endodermis
Contains xylem and phloem and vascular cambium? Vascular cylinder
Meristamatic tissue that can form secondary roots?? Perycycle
Primary growth in roots Growth in length
Secondary growth Growth in width
Contain 1 cotyledon, parralel venation,and petals in 3's Monocots
2 cotyledons,netted venation, petals in 4's Dicots
Purpose of stems? Support, transport of water
Woody stems? trees
Herbacous Lacking wood
trees that Have broad flat leaves Broad leaf trees
Another name for broadleaf trees? Hardwoods
Lose leaves in the fall? Deciduous
Keeps leaves all year?? Evergreen
Where leaves attach? Node
Large central shaft pattaern? Excurrent
Several main branches Deliquiscent
Crown of leaves atop and unbranched stem Columnar
Layer of cork that seperates thepetiole from the branch? Abscission layer
Yellow pigment Xanthophyll
Carrotene Yellow/orange
Anthoeyamin red.blue,purple.
Allow growth in length or new stems,leaves,or flowers. Bud
They cover and protect dormant buds in winter? Bud scales
End of stem?? Apical bud
Along side of stem Lateral bud
circle the stem:indicate beginning of season? Bud scale scars
Space between nodes Internode
where viens enter petiole Bundle scars
Protects stem and transports food? Bark
stores food in young stem Cortex
Allow horizontal movement of food and water? Vascular rays
A soft center of young woody stem plants? Pith
Inner darker wood Heartwood
lighter outer wood Sapwood
Alternating patterns of spring and summer wood Annual growth rings
Spring wood grows?? fast
Summer wood grows?? slower
Outer covering of a herbacious stem? rind
Succulant stems stems that contain large amounts of water
Created by: Kyle Witt
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